BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor After nearly 55 years, it’s finally time for retirement for J. David VanderVeen. VanderVeen, an Independence Township resident who oversees Oakland County International Airport, retired from the county last week after serving three elected county executives. Not only does he hold the record for years of employment at the […]
Everest students returned to campus on Tuesday, January 4, after Christmas break. Preschoolers Matthew Maxim and Anastasia Maxim celebrate her first day of school. Photo provided by Mary Williams More photos in the Jan. 12, 2022 print edition of The Clarkston News.
Clarkston Village Players presents the comedy “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s” weekends from Jan. 7-22. The play is about a love triangle where the wife, her lover, and her husband all plot (unsuccessfully!) to murder each other. Pictured, from left, is Steve Sanger as Dr. Mitchell Lovell, William Jones as Paul Miller, and Jess Agnew […]
Dear Editor, Wouldn’t time travel be fun, to fly forward and backward, on the time continuum, like Marty McFly, 1.21 gigawatts, past and future, around the globe and be home for dinner? Let’s pretend. Set the dial on your time machine for the year 1830. Now close your eyes. Listen. What do you hear? A […]
Dear Clarkston Community Schools Families, Welcome back! I hope that you had time to enjoy the holiday break and you are settling in nicely to the new year. As we get back into our routines, I want to highlight some important safety and COVID-19 updates and reminders. First and foremost, I wanted to inform you […]
As of January 12, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: January 12: 48346: 4,212 cases (681 new), 53 deaths 48348: 4,692 cases (806 new), 30 deaths 48350: 1,440 cases (247 new), 12 deaths As compared to January 5: 48346: […]
Dear Editor, As I have taken some time to reflect on the past year, I felt compelled to write to inform you of the great deeds of the Clarkston Optimist Club. As the principal of Renaissance High School, I work with some of the most disenfranchised students in the community and for the most part, […]
BY BRANDON KATHMAN Special to the Clarkston News A partnership between the Clarkston Family Farm, an educational nonprofit, and local scouting has resulted in 10 separate Eagle projects at the farm. Director Chelsea O’Brien founded the farm in collaboration with other educators, naturalists and businesspeople in January 2017. They established the nonprofit as a functioning […]
SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE January 4, 2022 A. A Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 6:00 P.M. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. C. ROLL CALL: Present: Fisher, Neubeck, Loughrin, Ritchie Absent: Aliaga, Brown, Nallamothu Also Present: Dan Kelly, […]
state of michigan file NO: probate court 2021-403, 098-de county of oakland notice to creditors Decedent’s Estate Estate of Elizabeth Ann Westfall, Deceased. Date of birth: 4/8/55 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Elizabeth ann Westfall, Deceased, died August 28, 2021 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate […]